Data Sharing

We are committed to maximizing the use of Whitehall II data to advance scientific knowledge.

We welcome proposals for collaborative and non-collaborative projects for bona fide research. We make data as widely and freely available as possible while strongly protecting confidentiality, and making sure that we maintain the reputation of the study, its funders and its participants.

For aggregate data, please contact the researcher you wish to collaborate with.

the WII Excel data dictionary with the list of variables needed for the project. Please highlight only the variable names needed for your project.

The WII research team meets monthly to evaluate all applications received. Upon approval of an application, applicants will be asked to sign the WII Data Sharing Agreement (last page of application form).

Within two weeks of the receipt of this document, the data manager will release an anonymised dataset, tailor-made for each project.

For aggregate data, please contact the researcher you wish to collaborate with.

Up to end of 2015 we received 172 data sharing applications (Excel file) for individual level data. Many of these applications were for external projects, ie, not involving authorship of Whitehall II researchers.